HC Deb 01 December 1888 vol 331 cc732-4
MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (Lanark, N.W.)

asked the First Lord of the Treasury, If, before the end of the Session, he will give a day to discuss the Motion of the hon. Member for Dudley (Mr. Brooke Robinson) relative to the chainmakers of Cradley Heath?

MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)

asked, whether the Report of the Labour Correspondent of the Board of Trade in reference to this subject could be printed in a cheap form for circulation in the district? He had received representations from the district, and one from a large Association of workmen, that a cheap reprint would be very useful.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.)

said, he would cause in- quiry to be made, in order to ascertain whether the suggestion of the hon. Member could be complied with.

THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)

We have already informed the hon. Member for North-West Lanarkshire that the subject to which he has drawn attention is receiving the earnest attention of the Government. Owing to the pressure of Public Business, I cannot make any other disposition of the public time than that which I have already announced.

MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

May I remind the right hon. Gentleman that he has not in the least degree answered my Question. I asked a definite Question, whether he would afford facilities for the discussion of a Motion of one of his own supporters? If he does not do so, I characterize that Motion as a dishonourable trick to avoid discussion.

MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! The hon. Member is conducting himself in a most unusual and un-Parliamentary manner in making use of language of that kind. I must request him to withdraw the expression he has made use of.

MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

I never withdraw. I simply said what I mean.

MR. SPEAKER

I must ask the hon. Member to withdraw the expression "dishonourable trick," which is a strictly improper and un-Parliamentary expression.

MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

Mr. Speaker, I wish, as on a former occasion, to acquit myself of any intentional discourtesy to you; but I am compelled again to characterize the action taken with regard to this Motion by the hon. Member for Dudley as a dishonourable trick.

MR. SPEAKER

I must again ask the hon. Member to withdraw so improper and un-Parliamentary an expression.

MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

I refuse, Sir, to withdraw it.

MR. SPEAKER

Then I must ask the hon. Member to withdraw from the House.

MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

Certainly, Sir. I will go to Cradley Heath.

The following is the Entry in the Votes:— Mr. Speaker, in pursuance of Standing Order 27, relating to Disorderly Conduct, ordered Mr. Cunninghame Graham to withdraw immediately from the House and its precincts during the remainder of this day's Sitting.

Main Question put.

Ordered, That the Sitting of the House this day be held subject to the Rules and Orders in force with regard to the Sitting of the House on Wednesdays.